CVE-2018-4872: Adobe Acrobat

Critical severity, CVSS 10.0. EPSS: 11.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

An issue was discovered in Adobe Acrobat Reader 2018.009.20050 and earlier versions, 2017.011.30070 and earlier versions, 2015.006.30394 and earlier versions. This vulnerability is a security bypass vulnerability that leads to a sandbox escape. Specifically, the vulnerability exists in the way a cross call is handled.

Affected products

• Adobe Acrobat: from 17.0, up to and including 17.011.30070
• Adobe Acrobat DC: from -, up to and including 18.009.20050; from 15.0, up to and including 15.006.30394
• Adobe Acrobat Reader: from 17.0, up to and including 17.011.30070
• Adobe Acrobat Reader DC: from -, up to and including 18.009.20050; from 15.0, up to and including 15.006.30394

Published 2018-02-27. Last modified 2026-06-17.